Streaming Media from another server
Some background:
- I have a bunch of *.flv media being hosted on Server A (which does not have Adobe Flash Media Server installed).
- I have another server, Server B, that does have Adobe Flash Media Server installed.
- I set up a network share on Server B that can access the media files on Server A.
I realize this setup is a bit convoluted, but my company wants to separate the storage from the streaming.
What I want to do is use VOD on Server B to stream the files located on Server A. My take on it is that I will create a *.swf file within Adobe Flash Professional that uses the FLV Playback component. The source for the media will be something of the form rtmp://<Server A address>/Folder/File.flv.
My issue is this: Which files must I change so that streaming will work? I've read a bit and discovered the "Flash Media Server 3.5/conf/fms.ini" file's VOD_DIR variable needs to be changed (and follow a UNC path to the media folder on Server A). There's also the Application.xml file in "applications/vod" that needs to have the <StorageDir> added. What else needs to be configured, either on Server A or Server B?
Any help is much appreciated.
